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(Business Insider) A federal judge in Manhattan has found former president Donald Trump liable for damages in a hotly-contested copyright battle over Eddy Grant’s ’80s dance hit “Electric Avenue.” In a 30-page decision, the judge on Friday delivered a one-two blow that essentially ends the case pretrial, with nothing now left to determine but damages. In
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Troy Rodrigues, a 23-year-old mechanic from Leopold Street, Werk-en-Rust, was shot and killed on Friday evening at Vlissengen Square. Rodrigues, also known as ‘Kelly,’ was discovered lying in a pool of blood at approximately 7:15 hrs between West Ruimveldt Front Road and Mandela Avenue. According to a 25-year-old construction worker from West Ruimveldt, he was
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An accident in Cottage, Mahaicony, East Coast Demerara, early Saturday morning has resulted in the death of 28-year-old Collin Dowden from Belle Vue, West Coast Berbice. The collision occurred around 03:00 hrs when a motorcar driven by Shakeem Booker, 23, from Seafield, West Coast Berbice, veered off the road. According to police reports, Booker was
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A hit-and-run accident on Church of God Road, Buxton, East Coast Demerara, claimed the life of 62-year-old Adree Slowe late Friday night. Slowe, a resident of Lot 8 Vigilance South, was struck by a minibus while crossing the road around 11:00 hrs. According to police reports, Slowe was crossing from the southern side to the
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By Cindya Khellawan In a spectacle unlike any other on September 24th, 2023, voices, as many as 15,000, roared as one at the National Stadium, Providence, united by the magic of an unforgettable moment- a moment we had waited a decade to experience. It was more than just a championship at last for the Guyana
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Terrance Hinds smashed a six off the penultimate delivery as Trinbago Knight Riders ended Barbados Royals’ unbeaten record in the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) after a nerve-jangling two-wicket victory at Kensington Oval. Chasing 157, the Knight Riders needed 11 runs off the final over and appeared headed for defeat when Akeal Hosein fell
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Archery Guyana recently hosted an essential World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) education session, conducted by the Board of Directors of Archery Guyana in collaboration with Guyana’s representative on the Caribbean Regional Anti-Doping Organisation (RADO) and renowned Doping Control Officer, Dr. Karen Pilgrim. The session took place in the Boardroom of the Guyana Olympic Association, Liliendaal, Greater
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Six families on the East Coast of Demerara are celebrating a new chapter in their lives following the handover of keys to brand new Core Homes, courtesy of the Adequate Housing and Urban Accessibility Programme (AHUAP). This initiative, supported by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), aims to provide quality housing to deserving families. The official
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Massy Gas Products (Guyana) Ltd (MGPGL) inaugurated a new Air Separation Plant at its East Bank Demerara facility this week. The plant, which boasts a production capacity of 13 tons per day, aims to meet the escalating demands of Guyana’s medical and industrial sectors. Operational since 2023, the cutting-edge facility is designed to produce liquid
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By the end of 2024, mid-2025 the latest, the country’s entire coastline – from the Essequibo Coast up to the Corentyne Coast – is expected to be served with treated water by the Guyana Water Inc. (GWI) under the Water Treatment Infrastructure Improvement Project. Notably, among the treatment plants that are to be constructed are
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